Solar and lunar eclipse

1. Solar and Lunar Eclipses
All about shadows

2. What is an Eclipse?
 An astronomical event that occurs when
one celestial object (Earth or moon)
moves into the shadow of another

3. 2 Types of Eclipses
 1-Solar
 2-Lunar

4.  Sun’s light is blocked by the Moon
 Moon’s shadow on Earth
 Sun, Moon and Earth are in line
What is a Solar Eclipse?

5. Moon’s Shadow on Earth
 Solar Eclipse

8.  68) A Solar eclipse occurs only during
which phase of the moon? New Moon

9. What is a Lunar Eclipse?
 Sun’s light is blocked by the Earth
 Earth’s shadow on Moon
 Sun, Earth and Moon are in line

10. Earth’s Shadow on Moon
 Lunar Eclipse
 During a Lunar Eclipse
the Sun turns the Moon
blood red!

13.  69) A Lunar eclipse occurs only during
which phase of the moon? Full Moon

14. Why doesn’t a lunar
eclipse occur every
month during the full
moon?

15. Moon Stats Moon’s orbit around Earth is inclined
about 5 degrees to Earth’s plane
of orbit around the Sun
Ecliptic plane
Sun Earth
Moon
Moon’s orbital plane
Image created by LPI staff

16.  70) Why doesn’t a lunar eclipse occur
every month during the full moon? The
moon’s orbit around the Earth is at a slight
tilt compared to the Earth’s orbit around
the sun. The Earth is not directly between
the Sun and the moon during every Full
Moon phase.

17. Why doesn’t a solar
eclipse occur every
month during the new
moon?

18.  71) Why doesn’t a solar eclipse occur
every month during the new moon? The
moon’s orbit around the Earth is at a slight
tilt compared to the Earth’s orbit around
the sun. The Moon is not directly
between the Sun and the Earth during
every New Moon phase.